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    Low ridges of sand that are parallel to the coast, are characteristic of depositional coasts and, typically, are separated from land by water or a lagoon are known as_______________________.

    • Spits
    • Barrier islands
    • Badmouth bars
    • Beaches
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Are you interested in earth science? If yes, this exercise is for you. This quiz will ask questions about the warm and fast western boundary current of the North Atlantic Gyre, the primary producer from the ocean called the earth's minor ocean basin. Most photosynthesis in the ocean water column will be used achieved. You must take this awesome quiz.

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  • 2. 

    ___________ is related to the average kinetic energy of a material's atoms or molecules

    • Heat

    • Conduction

    • Temperature

    • Convection

    Correct Answer
    A. Temperature
  • 3. 

    The boundary between two air masses is a 

    • Hurricane

    • Front

    • Tornado

    • Anticyclone

    Correct Answer
    A. Front
  • 4. 

    Ozone depletion in the atmosphere has been caused by the use of __________________________.

    • Carbon dioxide

    • Methane

    • Chlorofluorocarbons

    • Oxygen

    Correct Answer
    A. Chlorofluorocarbons
  • 5. 

    The Big Bang happened about _____________

    • 2.3 billion years ago

    • 8.5 billion years ago

    • 13.7 billion years ago

    • 11.8 billion years ago

    Correct Answer
    A. 13.7 billion years ago
  • 6. 

    The part of a meteoroid that actually strikes the Earth's surface is a _______________.

    • Tektite

    • Meteorite

    • Moldavite

    • Meteor

    Correct Answer
    A. Meteorite
  • 7. 

    Venus has a _________________ atmosphere.

    • Hot and dense

    • Cold and dense

    • Cold and thin

    • Hot and thin

    Correct Answer
    A. Hot and dense
  • 8. 

    The tendency for heavenly bodies to travel in a straight line is _______________.

    • Gravity

    • Inertia

    • Precession

    • Revolution

    Correct Answer
    A. Inertia
  • 9. 
    In the diagram below, name the feature circled in red - ProProfs

    In the diagram below, name the feature circled in red

    • Longshore Current

    • Badmouth bar

    • Beach

    • Spit

    Correct Answer
    A. Spit
  • 10. 

    Most primary producers in the ocean are _______________

    • Zooplankton

    • Benthic creatures

    • Phytoplankton

    • Living on coral reefs

    Correct Answer
    A. Phytoplankton
  • 11. 

    The average salinity of seawater is __________ parts per thousand (ppt)

    • 32

    • 38

    • 40

    • 35

    Correct Answer
    A. 35
  • 12. 

    The smallest ocean basin on earth is the ____________________.

    • Pacific ocean

    • Arctic ocean

    • Indian ocean

    • Atlantic Ocean 

    Correct Answer
    A. Arctic ocean
  • 13. 

    The ______________________ is the part of the continental margin that contains the submerged edge of the continent

    • Continental shelf

    • Continental rise

    •  shelf break

    • Continental slope

    Correct Answer
    A. Continental shelf
  • 14. 
    Look at the photograph of the beach below. What is the man made features circled in red? - ProProfs

    Look at the photograph of the beach below. What is the man made features circled in red?

    • Sea wall

    • Groin

    • Jetty

    • Breakwater

    Correct Answer
    A. Groin
  • 15. 

    Atmospheric cells in the Southern Hemisphere are diverted to the ____________ due to the Coriolis effect

    • Right

    • Clockwise

    • Left

    • South

    Correct Answer
    A. Left
  • 16. 

    The intensity of hurricane is measured on the 

    • Moment magnitude scale

    • Saffic-simpson scale

    • Enhanced Fujita scale

    • Culip scale

    Correct Answer
    A. Saffic-simpson scale
  • 17. 

    In the greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases ___________________.

    • Block infrared radiation and prevent heat from entering our atmosphere

    • Prevent infrared radiation

    • Reflect infrared radiation out into space

    • Absorb infrared radiation and trap heat in our atmosphere

    Correct Answer
    A. Absorb infrared radiation and trap heat in our atmosphere
  • 18. 

    Hurricanes form within __________ air mass

    • One humid

    • Two dry

    • Two humid

    • One dry

    Correct Answer
    A. One dry
  • 19. 

    The cooling of the equatorial Pacific Ocean is characteristic of ____________.

    • El nino

    • Upwelling

    • La nina

    • Maritime pacific

    Correct Answer
    A. La nina
  • 20. 

    The subtropical high is located at approximately _______________ degrees latitude

    • 0

    • 60

    • 45

    • 30

    Correct Answer
    A. 30
  • 21. 

    Clouds that are globular and look like cotton balls with a flat base are ____________ clouds

    • Cirrus

    • Stratus

    • Cirrostratus

    • Cumulus

    Correct Answer
    A. Cumulus
  • 22. 

    ______________  proposed the Laws of Planetary Motion.

    • Brahe

    • Kepler

    • Galileo

    • Newton

    Correct Answer
    A. Kepler
  • 23. 

    A Hertzsprung-Russell diagram (H-R Diagram) is a plot of ________.

    • Size vs brightness

    • Color vs size

    • Brightness vs temperature

    • Temperature vs color

    Correct Answer
    A. Brightness vs temperature
  • 24. 

    A group of stars names for mythical characters is a 

    • Cluster

    • Stellar orbiting group

    • Constellation

    • Galaxy

    Correct Answer
    A. Constellation
  • 25. 

    Our sun resides in the _________ galaxy

    • M82

    • Milky way

    • Andromeda

    • M54

    Correct Answer
    A. Milky way
  • 26. 

    Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are know as the ____________________ planets.

    • Dwarf

    • Solar

    • Terrestrial

    • Jovian

    Correct Answer
    A. Terrestrial
  • 27. 

    An Astronomical Unit is equal to the distance between the Earth and the Sun or approximately _________________.

    • 93 million miles

    • 150 billion miles

    • 127 million miles

    • 2 billion miles

    Correct Answer
    A. 93 million miles
  • 28. 

    This planet is known as the sideways planet

    • Neptune

    • Mercury

    • Saturn

    • Uranus

    Correct Answer
    A. Uranus
  • 29. 

    ____________________ is credited with proposing the Law of Universal Gravitation.

    • Kepler

    • Newton

    • Galileo

    • Brahe

    Correct Answer
    A. Newton
  • 30. 

    The ______________ is where the density of seawater is increasing rapidly with depth

    • Pycnocline

    • Halocline

    • Mesocline

    • Thermocline

    Correct Answer
    A. Pycnocline
  • 31. 

    Most photosynthesis in the ocean water column is achieved in the _________________ zone

    • Benthic

    • Photic

    • Euphotic

    • Photic

    Correct Answer
    A. Euphotic
  • 32. 

    Due to ocean acidification, the pH of the ocean decreases due to the input of dissolved ________________ causing calcifying marine organisms to have thinner shells.

    • Nitrogen

    • Bicarbonate

    • Carbon dioxide

    • Oxygen

    Correct Answer
    A. Carbon dioxide
  • 33. 

    Two high tides and two low tides per day is considered a ________________ tide

    • Semi-diurnal

    • Mixed

    • Diurnal

    • Ebb

    Correct Answer
    A. Semi-diurnal
  • 34. 

    An extratropical cyclone travels from west to east across North American and is also known as a ______________

    • Hurricane

    • Nor'easter

    • Tornado

    • Typhoon

    Correct Answer
    A. Nor'easter
  • 35. 

    The ratio of the air's actual water-vapor content to the amount of water vapor required for saturation at the temperature (and pressure) is ___________________

    • Dew point

    • Relative humidity

    • Vapor pressure

    • Adiabatic cooling

    Correct Answer
    A. Relative humidity
  • 36. 

    The wind is controlled by all of the following except

    • Latitude 

    • Friction

    • Coriolis effect

    • Pressure gradient force

    Correct Answer
    A. Latitude 
  • 37. 

    The enhanced fujity intensity scale is a measure of the damage caused by a 

    • Hurricane

    • Typhoon

    • Nor'easter

    • Tornado

    Correct Answer
    A. Tornado
  • 38. 

    The two major components of air are ______________________

    • Carbon dioxide and oxygen

    • Nitrogen and oxygen

    • Nitrogen and carbon dioxide

    • Oxygen and argon

    Correct Answer
    A. Nitrogen and oxygen
  • 39. 

    The earth is closer to the sun, at about 91.5 million miles at _______________

    • Aphelion

    • Ecliptic plane

    • Opposition

    • Perihelion 

    Correct Answer
    A. Perihelion 
  • 40. 

    The first person credited with observing heavenly bodies using a telescope was 

    • Kepler

    • Brahe

    • Copernicus

    • Gallileo

    Correct Answer
    A. Gallileo
  • 41. 

    Our Sun is approximately ______________________, or halfway through its projected life cycle.

    • 5 billion years old

    • 10 billion years old

    • 2.5 million years old

    • 8 billion years old

    Correct Answer
    A. 5 billion years old
  • 42. 

    The ________________is the effect of the position that an object appears to differ when viewed from different perspectives.

    • Nebular hypothesis

    • Heliocentric view

    • Parallax

    • Eclipse

    Correct Answer
    A. Parallax
  • 43. 

    The warm and fast western boundary current of the North Atlantic Gyre is known as the ____________.

    • Gulf stream

    • Canary current

    • North equatorial current

    • North Atlantic current

    Correct Answer
    A. Gulf stream
  • 44. 

    The alignment of the moon, sun and the earth at spring tide is characteristic of all the following except __________

    • New moon, full moon phases

    • Highest of high tides

    • Opposing solar and lunar bulges

    • Lowest of low tides

    Correct Answer
    A. Opposing solar and lunar bulges
  • 45. 

    The most vast, flat areas on earth are the ___________________

    • Continental margins

    • Mid-ocean ridges

    • Continental rise

    • Abyssal plains

    Correct Answer
    A. Abyssal plains
  • 46. 

    Areas of ___________ near coasts are where cool, nutrient - rich water is pushed to the surface causing areas of great biological productivity.

    • Downwelling

    • Aridity

    • Upwelling

    • Deep ocean circulation

    Correct Answer
    A. Upwelling
  • 47. 

    All animals capable of swimming and moving about under their own propulsion are ________________

    • Nekton

    • Plankton

    • Benthos

    • Phytoplankton

    Correct Answer
    A. Nekton
  • 48. 

    Submarine canyons are thought to be carved out or created by

    • Thermohaline currents

    • Surface currents

    • Turbidity currents

    • Coriolis effect

    Correct Answer
    A. Turbidity currents
  • 49. 

    The chicks of the layman albatross are most threatened by ________________ during nesting season on midway atoll.

    • Sea level rise

    • Plastic ingestion

    • Loss of habitat 

    • Abandonment

    Correct Answer
    A. Plastic ingestion

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